Vehicle inspection system

• US 10,082,596 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2014
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited (Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd.), Tsinghua University
• Original Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited (Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd.), Tsinghua University
• Inventors: Hu, Yu, Li, Jianmin, Meng, Hui, Ma, Yuan, Yu, Weifeng, Liang, Jinning, Sun, Shangmin
• Primary Examiner(s): Kiknadze, Irakli
• Application Number:
  US14/582,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20160054470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,372 Days
• Field of Search: 378 57, 378 58, 378 62, 378 4, 378 15, 378156, 1041723
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 15/44 for impelling the loads
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 17/08 the surface being formed by the traction element
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 47/66 Fixed platforms or combs, e.g. bridges between conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/22 Active interrogation, i.e. by irradiating objects or goods using external radiation sources, e.g. using gamma rays or cosmic rays

Abstract

The present invention discloses a vehicle inspection system, comprising: an inspection passage; a vehicle dragging system arranged in the inspection passage, wherein the vehicle dragging system comprises a first dragging means and a second dragging means, which are sequentially arranged along a vehicle dragging direction, and in the vehicle dragging direction, the first dragging means is arranged at the upstream of the second dragging means, and a separating section is arranged between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, so that the first dragging means and the second dragging means are separated by a preset distance in the vehicle dragging direction; and a radiographic inspection system, wherein at least a part of paths of the beams of the radiographic inspection system passes through the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.

Claims

1. A vehicle inspection system, comprising:

an inspection passage;

a vehicle dragging system arranged in the inspection passage, wherein the vehicle dragging system comprises a first dragging means and a second dragging means, which are sequentially arranged along a vehicle dragging direction, and in the vehicle dragging direction, the first dragging means is arranged at the upstream of the second dragging means, and a separating section is arranged between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, so that the first dragging means and the second dragging means are separated by a preset distance in the vehicle dragging direction;

a radiographic inspection system, wherein at least a part of paths of the beams of the radiographic inspection system passes through the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means;

a gap is formed in the separating section, in order to let the beams pass the separating section without being obscured;

the vehicle inspection system has a first mode, a second mode and a third mode;

under the first mode, the vehicle voluntarily passes the inspection passage, and the radiographic inspection system inspects the vehicle by adopting a dosage lower than a first preset value, and

under the second mode, the dragging system drags the vehicle to pass the inspection passage, and the radiographic inspection system inspects the vehicle by adopting a dosage larger than or equal to a second preset value, wherein the radiographic inspection in the firs or second mode gathers data about the vehicle; and

a vehicle identification system for identifying a type of the vehicle, the vehicle identification system comprising a chassis camera system and in communication with the radiographic inspection system, wherein the vehicle identification system is configured to;

scan, by the chassis camera system, the chassis of the vehicle;

based on the scanning of the chassis of the vehicle, identify the type of the vehicle;

identify a license plate number of the vehicle; and

adopt a corresponding scanning inspection strategy according to the type of the vehicle, the license plate number of the vehicle, and the data gathered by the radiographic inspection system.

2. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein the radiographic inspection system comprises:

a first radiation source arranged at one of the upper side and the lower side of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means,

a first detector at least partially arranged at the other one of the upper side and the lower side of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means and used for receiving beams emitted by the first radiation source and penetrating through the inspected vehicle, and

wherein the first radiation source is an X-ray beams accelerator or an X-ray beams machine.

3. The vehicle inspection system of claim 2, further comprising:

a linear cantilever crane structure arranged near the ground of the inspection passage, wherein the first detector is arranged on the linear cantilever crane structure, and

at least a part of the linear cantilever crane structure is arranged near the ground of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.

4. The vehicle inspection system of claim 3, further comprising:

a transition means arranged on the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, and the transition means is used for supporting the vehicle when the vehicle moves from the first dragging means to the second dragging means, and

wherein the linear cantilever crane structure is arranged below the transition means.

5. The vehicle inspection system of claim 2, further comprising:

a U-shaped cantilever crane structure, wherein the U-shaped cantilever crane structure comprises a substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and two substantially vertical cantilever crane structures extending upwards from the two ends of the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure, the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged near the ground of the inspection passage, and the first detector is arranged on the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and the substantially vertical cantilever crane structures,

wherein at least a part of the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged near the ground of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, and

wherein the first radiation source is arranged above the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.

6. The vehicle inspection system of claim 5, further comprising:

a transition means arranged on the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, and the transition means is used for supporting the vehicle when the vehicle moves from the first dragging means to the second dragging means;

wherein the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged below the transition means.

7. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein the radiographic inspection system comprises:

a second radiation source arranged at one side, in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to an up and down direction and the vehicle dragging direction, of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means,

a second detector at least partially arranged at the other side in the transverse direction of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means and used for receiving beams emitted by the second radiation source and penetrating through the inspected vehicle, and

wherein the second radiation source is an X-ray beams accelerator or an X-ray beams machine.

8. The vehicle inspection system of claim 7, further comprising:

an L-shaped cantilever crane structure, wherein the L-shaped cantilever crane structure comprises a substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and a substantially vertical cantilever crane structure extending upwards from the end of the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure, the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged near the ground of the inspection passage, and the second detector is arranged on the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and the substantially vertical cantilever crane structure, and

wherein at least a part of the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged near the ground of the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.

9. The vehicle inspection system of claim 7, further comprising:

an inverted L-shaped cantilever crane structure, wherein the inverted L-shaped cantilever crane structure comprises a substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and a substantially vertical cantilever crane structure extending downwards from the end of the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure, the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure is arranged above the inspection passage, and the second detector is arranged on the substantially horizontal cantilever crane structure and the substantially vertical cantilever crane structure.

10. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, further comprising

a transition means arranged on the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, wherein the transition means is used for supporting the vehicle when the vehicle moves from the first dragging means to the second dragging means.

11. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein

the vehicle passes the inspection passage under a first mode, a second mode or a third mode,

under the first mode, the vehicle voluntarily passes the inspection passage, and the radiographic inspection system inspects the vehicle by adopting a dosage lower than a first preset value, and

under the second mode, the dragging system drags the vehicle to pass the inspection passage, and the radiographic inspection system inspects the vehicle by adopting a dosage larger than or equal to a second preset value.

12. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein

at least one of the first dragging means and the second dragging means comprises an elongated traction element and a pushing element connected with the elongated traction element, and the pushing element is used for pushing the wheels of the vehicle in order to drive the vehicle to advance to pass the inspection passage.

13. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein

at least one of the first dragging means and the second dragging means comprises two chains and a pushing roller connected between the two chains to serve as a pushing element, and the pushing roller is used for pushing the wheels of the vehicle in order to drive the vehicle to advance to pass the inspection passage.

14. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle dragging system further comprises a third dragging means substantially parallel to the first dragging means, for enabling the first dragging means and the third dragging means to respectively drive the left and right wheels of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle inspection system of claim 14, wherein the end close to the separating section of the third dragging means is substantially aligned to the end adjacent to the separating section of the first dragging means.

16. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein the radiographic inspection system including a slip ring, a radiation source installed on the slip ring, and a detector installed on the slip ring, wherein the detector is used for receiving the beams emitted by the radiation source and penetrating through the inspected vehicle, the slip ring is driven by a driving mechanism to rotate, in order to drive the radiation source and the detector to rotate around the inspected vehicle.

17. The vehicle inspection system of claim 1, wherein a gap is formed in the separating section, in order to let the beams pass the separating section without being obscured.

18. The vehicle inspection system of claim 17, wherein the separating section is provided with a platform, an upper surface of the platform and the ground plane in the inspection passage are in the same height and the gap is formed at the middle of the platform.

19. The vehicle inspection system of claim 17, wherein one material with the same thickness as that of the gap is arranged in the gap of the platform to improve the sealing property of the system.